Ease of Living Index 2020: Bengaluru is best city to live in India, Pune second on list
According to the Ease of Living Index 2020 prepared by the ministry of housing and urban affairs, in cities with a population of less than a million, Shimla was ranked the highest
The IT capital of India has pushed the earlier top ranker Pune to number two. PTI
New Delhi: Bengaluru topped the list of 111 cities in the government's "Ease of Living Index" on Thursday, followed by Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai, Surat, Navi Mumbai, Coimbatore and Vadodra.
According to the index released by Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, Shimla was ranked top in the category of cities with "population less than million".
Union Minister HS Puri announces rankings of Ease of Living Index (EoLI) 2020 & Municipal Performance Index (MPI) 2020
Bengaluru, Pune, Ahmedabad best cities in EoLI 2020 (Mn Plus Category). Shimla first in EoLI 2020 (Less than Mn Category). Indore & NDMC leading in MPI 2020. pic.twitter.com/fWdDDJqJ2V
— ANI (@ANI) March 4, 2021
New Delhi Municipal Council topped the "Municipal Performance Index" list in the "less than million population" category.
Indore was ranked top on the "Municipal Performance Index" list in the million-plus population category.
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